Title
Optimization parameters, kinetics and mechanism of naproxen removal by catalytic wet peroxide oxidation with a hybrid iron-based magnetic catalyst
Date Issued
01 March 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Álvarez-Torrellas S.
Larriba M.
Águeda V.I.
Delgado J.A.
Ovejero G.
García J.
Complutense University
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
This work presents a study of the assessment of the operating parameters of the catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) of naproxen (NAP) using magnetite/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Fe3O4/MWCNTs) as a catalyst. The effect of pH, temperature, and H2O2 dosage on CWPO process was evaluated by using the response surface model (RSM), allowing us to obtain an optimum NAP removal of 82% at the following operating conditions: pH = 5, T = 70°C, [H2O2]0 = 1.5 mM, and [NAP]0 = 10.0 mg/L. Therefore, NAP degradation kinetics were revealed to follow a pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and an activation energy value of 4.75 kJ/mol was determined. Adsorption and using only H2O2 experiments, both considered as blank tests, showed no significant removal of the pollutant. Moreover, Fe3O4/MWCNTs material exhibited good recyclability along three consecutive cycles, finding an average NAP removal percentage close to 80% in each cycle of 3 h reaction time. In addition, the scavenging tests confirmed that the degradation of NAP was mainly governed by •OH radicals attack. Two reaction sequences were proposed for the degradation mechanism according to the detected byproducts. Finally, the versatility of the catalyst was evidenced in the treatment of different environmentally relevant aqueous matrices (wastewater treatment plant effluent (WWTP), surface water (SW), and a hospital wastewater (HW)) spiked with NAP, obtaining total organic carbon (TOC) removal efficiencies after 8 h in the following order: NAP-SW > NAP-HW > NAP-WWTP.
Volume
9
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85064217540
Source
Catalysts
Source funding
European Social Fund
Sponsor(s)
Funding: “This research was funded by Regional Government of Madrid provided through Remtavares Network, grant number P2018/EMT-4341” and “The APC was funded by Catalysts Journal” Acknowledgments: This research was funded by the Regional Government of Madrid provided through REMTAVARES Network P2018/EMT-4341 and the European Social Fund. Ysabel Huaccallo thanks to the National Program of Scholarship (PRONABEC) in Peru.
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